Under the Weather

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Meteorologists Simon King and Clare Nasir love the weather. In this BBC podcast, they are joined by a range of experts as they answer some of weather’s most challenging questions.

BBC Radio

  • Jan 1, 1970 LATEST EPISODE
  • infrequent NEW EPISODES
  • 22m AVG DURATION
  • 11 EPISODES


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10: Why does the jet stream rule our weather?

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 20:43


Simon and Clare explore why the jet stream is so important to our weather and discuss how it impacts on travel with Professor Paul Williams.

09: How does it feel flying into a hurricane?

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 20:29


Simon and Clare find out how it feels flying into a hurricane with the American Hurricane Hunter team based in Florida.

08: What's it like to be in the path of a tornado?

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 28:59


Simon and Clare are joined by storm chaser Paul Knightley to discover what it's like to be in the path of a tornado.

07: Whatever happened to acid rain?

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 23:51


Professor Christopher Evans joins Simon and Clare to explore if the issue of acid rain is still relevant in the UK today.

06: What does rain smell like?

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 26:16


Simon and Clare discover what rain smells like and how our senses and the weather are connected.

05: Should we care about space weather?

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 24:03


Simon and Clare are joined by Mike Hapgood, Head Of Space Weather at RAL Space, to discover the impact space weather has on our daily lives.

04: Could climate modification save the planet?

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 21:30


Professor James Fleming joins Simon and Clare to explore if human changes to weather and climate could have a positive impact on our planet.

03: What would a nuclear winter look like?

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 21:42


Simon and Clare explore the climatic effects of nuclear war with the distinguished Professor of Environmental Science Alan Robock.

02: How long could we survive without ice?

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 23:33


Professor Henry Pollack joins Simon and Clare to discuss how an iceless planet would impact on our climate and how rising sea levels would change human life as we know it.

01: Should we still be worried about the ozone layer?

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 30:13


Simon and Clare are joined by Professor Lucy Carpenter from the University of York to find out if we should still be worried about the hole in the ozone layer.

Welcome to Under the Weather

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 2:06


Simon and Clare share a preview of what to expect from Under the Weather.

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